Separable emblem button



Jian. 16,1923;

11,442,6@6 M. C. DAY.

SEPARABLE EMBLEM BUTTON. FILED MAY 24, ?922.

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SEPABABLE EMBLEM BUTTON.

Application filed May 24, 1922. Serial No. 563,358.

To all 'Lo/Lom 2'!' may concern.'

Be it known that I, lriTATHnw C. DAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Separable Emblem Buttons, of which the following is a specification. s

l i ly invention has reference to an improvement in separable buttons and more particularly to an improvement in separable emblem buttons.

In the usual construction of separable emblem buttons the separable parts screw together and the point for preventing the button from turning in the button hole, is usually soldered on to one of the members.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction of a separable emblem button, whereby the separable members are easily secured together, are materially harder to separate, thereby avoiding loss of one or both of the button members and the whole button is formed of three parts only.

A further object of my invention is to form the point or cloth penetrating member integral with one of the button parts, thereby eliminating the use of solder.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of a separable emblem button, said separable emblem button having details of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved separable emblem button showing the same separated in full lines and closed in broken lines.

Figure 2 is a post end view of the spring post member.

Figure 3 is a central sectional view through the buttom in the closed position, and

Figure i is a, perspective View of the shoe cap.

in the drawing 5 indicates the head member, 6 the shoe member and 7 the shoe cap of my improved separable emblem button.

The head member 5 has a flat head 8, a hollow oval stem 9, an oval continuous slightly rounded external ledge 10 and an oval cone shape end 11, all formed integral from sheet metal.

The shoe member 6 has a round inverter-l saucer shaped base 12 merging into an oval tubular spring post 13 which is split into a plurality of spring post members 14, 14 by' slits 15, 15 which extend from the base 12 into the post 13, as shown in Figure 2, all formed integral from sheet metal.

The shoe cap 7 has a round flat head 16, narrow lips 17, 17 and oppositely disposeu V shaped pointed members 18, 18, all formed integral from sheet metal, as shown in Figure 4. The cap 7 is secured to the shoe member 6 over the base 12 by Spinning the lips 17, 17 over the edge of the base 12, as shown in Figure 1 and where the post 13 and the base 12 meet there is formed an internal ledge 19 on each of the spring post members 14, 14, as shown in Figure 3.

By this construction there is only three parts to the button. The pointed members 18, 18 stand up parallel with the spring post 13 and penetrate the cloth at each side of the button hole, thereby preventing` the shoe from turning. The oval post prevents the button from turning in a button hole. After the spring post 13 is inserted through the button hole the stem 9 is forced into the spring post against the spring tension of the spring post members 14:, lt, to its limit. The external ledge 10 on the stem 9 now snaps under the internal lcdges 19, 19 on the post 13 thereby firmly securin g the parts together under spring tension. By the construction of the cone shaped end ll and cxternal ledge 10 on the stem 9 and the internal ledges 19, 19 on the spring members 14:, 14, of the post 13 the button members are easily closed or snapped together but considerable force must be used to separate the button, thereby preventing accidental separation of the button. An emblem may be formed on the cap 7 or the emblem may be secured to the head 8 in any well known way.

Having thus described my invention I claim as newz l. lu a separable emblem button, a. head member having a flat head, a hollow oval stem an external ledge and a cone shaped enrh a shoe member having a round saucer shaped base merging into an oral tubular spring post split into a plurality of spring:: post members each having an. internal ledge and a shoe cap having a head lips on the head over the edge of the base on the shoe member and a pointed member on and formed integral with the cap., for the purpose as described.

2. In a separable emblem button, ;L shoe member havlng a round sauce- 1' shaped base Inerging into an oval tubulzu' spnng post splitinto a plurality of spring post )nembers each having an internal ledge nt the junction of the base and the post, :ill formed integral, for the purpose as described.

3. In a separable emblem button, a Shoe cap having a head lips on the head and oppositely disposed pointed members on the edge of the head, all formed integral, for the purpose as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed' my nzune to this specification.

MATHEW C. DAY. 

